Plate-valve.



C. VVAENWRIGHT.

PLATE V.f\LVE,

APPLICATION man luv/30,1915.

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*mi i misi* i NSYLVA? 315i..

Application filed Juy 3G, 1915.

vide o. Juive srm'turo of duruhio-und iight nutrire und one through which thol resistance to the iow of nir or gus is reduced to n mini mum. At the suine time :i flexible, simple und tight vnive is provided.

`iifiih the uhovs ohjecs in View the vulve inoiurios :i sont body having :i single inieI port und u Piura ity of outiet ports. Fiori;-A ihio faire tongues uro arranged above tha hody und arf: vzuhiptod to close the spucos iiu sem; hairs tim-roof. frumo is pnszaionod upon ih@ body und serves :is menus for iimi'ing Sho movement of Ehe tongues :may from the. volvo sont :is the nir or gus is 'orcsii through the spaces bcween the ses?, hors.

iuiong 'ihr- ChaIfiC'Ufi'istios tho relive oiioiving :ire noted: ii opiruion the Juive tongues hund :1. way from the sfsu to poi-mit ghe pussugu oi' nir or ius through the spaces son the sont The vnive tongues ure iii; 1i. und ivxibio. oii'i-ring :1. minimum resis.- .oo oi" hoih iuortiu und friction io the sugo oi nir or gus. u minimum destructive acii-'in in rinsing sind tighmss after ciosinf?, doo to tuo inrimuo Contact with the seat united bv he ioxibie character of the fo magnus.

the uf'uoinpuhying ir;iwiiig?;:-Fipjure "i, is u tor: plain viow of the Voir@ with parts hohen away. Fig. 2 is :i transverse secionrfi View of' the suine out on iihe iin@ 2-2 of i. Figi'. 3 is un under pian View of tim mim. Fig. #i is :i transverse sectionui 'iew o? tho v: ivo cui on the iin@y 4*@ of i. Fig'. 5 is u piuii view of the tongues used upon the i'u'lvo.'

@he Vuivo inoiudcs :i sont; body l having a Another ohjco of tho invention is to pro-4 Specication of Letters Patent.

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singie admission pori; und piumiiy of oxit ports 5;. The body l is fuiher 'provided with Soni'y hurs 4 which are smi-.wi 'from Gush othvr und whioh separat@ *.he @xii 'poufs 3 omx from tho other. tongue mornin?? of thin piizihic ineu is provided und the snic'i ongue inemhor is Secured io tho hody niemhri i :it thel iop side thereof und along one odge thereof :is best indirutoii in Figs. l and 4- o'1 tho drawing. Tho tongue Inomhor .5 is divided into n plurality oi' tongues 6 which corrcspond in numher with the @Kit 'ports The tongue moulin-rs 6 no'rniniiy iie nhove the ports 3 und they muy cios@ :against the sont ours 4- :dongr the oxi; ooris 3 in :i man ner as host indicaeri ian Fig. 2 oi' the drow ing. A. irume moinhor is secuiod above tim tongue member 5 und is connected with the body niemhor l by :nouns of screws S or other suituhie securing devices. The sind srreivs 8 :liso pass through the edge portion of ho tongue member 5. The from@ memnor 7 is provided with n numhor of spaced puriiiioi hars which are iocnted dirsc'ij uhovo tho tongues 6 of tho onuo n'iinhor 5. in 'his 'form of che irivoniimi is apparent thu whim air or is fori-0d through ih@ vuivo srucure und orders h@ iiody i through tho admission pori. 2 fthe, pressoir of ihr nir or gris against the under sidas the tonguvs o moros tho smid onguos anu; from ho sont hars 4 consequently ih@ air or gus muv pass through the @Hit poris E und hui; slight resistono@ is presen ei on he part of? aha tonguos 'ihiroioro the vziivu possr-ssos maximum discharge pori uri-u for n.

,A i 'on size of miv@ und his uren. ..irough ho vuivo iift or Elongue hi is squid io or gironi@ than tho :iron through ih@ s. Si;

therefore. the tongues fio noi oor niueriai resistirme to i'he hussugo of h@ sii* or 'gas through the inive sruriure.

As indicnod in 4 of (imm/ing the tongues 6 muv he inrieponden o? @mh other and auch .of ythe smid tongues is provided inl tho viriniiiy oihu end where ii is socurofi to die hody "i with a hihi; which mn'oriuiigv odds to ho fioiiihiiiy of ths ongue and niso increases its of swinging; movemsn with roiutioiu to the seni hars 4 when tho tong-uo is forced zum? :from the Suid hars h5' h@ of air or gas through ihn vuivo strucium.

'From iihe :nuove description when in conjunrfion wih the :woompnnying drawing ii wii'i he soon i'hat :i vnive srucuro @if simpio and durable mraiigement is provided and fd; the valve may operate in ih@ a'bsolicfj noise., undue friction und mit present 's 'twice '0 the *free passage of the nir or gas. Having described idle invention what is sizzinied is misma). pmt :md a plurality of exhaust polis, toigues ii'iounted upon the body :md i@ adapted to dus@ over the exhaust pois, said vnve crimp/rising a body having ai), ad-

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tongues being provided in the vicinity of their points oi attachment with the body with izim'aiiy disposed kinks.

In estimony whereof l aiix my signature in presence of 'two witnesses.

CHARLES WiiNWRIG-IT.

1iNincsses:

if'. J. CARNEY, 

